Happy Holidays, everyone. Here are the fast affiliate results for Monday, Dec. 24 broken out overall by network, and via each half-hour by network (in the order of ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW).

Overall

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 5.07 million, ABC: 4.57, NBC: 4.52, Fox: 2.58, CW: 1.14

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 1.6 rating/6 share, CBS and NBC: 1.5/5 each, Fox: 0.8/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 2

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8:00 p.m.

ABC
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (R)
Viewers: 4.48 million (#1), A18-49: 1.5 rating/6 share (#1)

CBS
How I Met Your Mother (R)
Viewers: 3.76 million (#3), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#3)

NBC
Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (R)
Viewers: 3.85 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 5 (#2)

Fox
Movie: Cheaper By the Dozen (R)
Viewers: 2.36 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#4)

CW
Everybody Hates Chris (R)
Viewers: 1.36 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (R)
Viewers: 3.84 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#3)

CBS
The Big Bang Theory (R)
Viewers: 3.63 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#3)

NBC
Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (R)
Viewers: 4.22 million (#1), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#1t)

Fox
Movie: Cheaper By the Dozen (R)
Viewers: 2.48 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#4)

CW
Aliens in America (R)
Viewers: 1.11 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC
Movie: Madagascar (R)
Viewers: 4.35 million (#2), A18-49: 1.5/ 6 (#2)

CBS
Two and a Half Men (R)
Viewers: 5.75 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#1)

NBC
Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (R)
Viewers: 4.26 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#3)

Fox
Movie: Cheaper By the Dozen (R)
Viewers: 2.57 million (#4), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#4)

CW
Girlfriends (R)
Viewers: 1.03 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC
Movie: Madagascar (R)
Viewers: 4.78 million (#2), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#1)

CBS
Rules of Engagement (R)
Viewers: 4.82 million (#1), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#2t)

NBC
Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (R)
Viewers: 4.35 million (#2), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#2t)

Fox
Movie: Cheaper By the Dozen (R)
Viewers: 2.91 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#4)

CW
The Game (R)
Viewers: 1.05 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#1)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC
Movie: Madagascar (R)
Viewers: 4.92 million (#3), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#1t)

CBS
CSI: Miami (R)
Viewers: 5.81 million (#1), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#3)

NBC
Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (R)
Viewers: 4.95 million (#2), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#1t)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC
Movie: Madagascar (R)
Viewers: 5.15 million (#3), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#1)

CBS
CSI: Miami (R)
Viewers: 6.66 million (#1), A18-49: 1.8/ 6 (#2t)

NBC
Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (R)
Viewers: 5.50 million (#2), A18-49: 1.8/ 6 (#2t)

Wake me when January gets here.

Thank you Marc for taking time out of your holiday to post the ratings. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of the PI Feedback members and, our great host, Marc!

I know it may be a couple of days, but is anyone gets the numbers for TBS' numbers for "A Christmas Story", please pass them along. I have always wondered whay they goet for the 24 hour marthon and/or its peak airing of the movie.

Happy holidays to everybody!

ABC eked out a narrow victory last night, and that is something for Mr. McPherson to savour as nightly victories have been few and far between over the past few weeks.

ABC won the four-way slug-out of the theatricals last night with "Madagascar", though I'm interested to see how MyNetworkTV did last night with its strong theatrical "All the Pretty Horses", which almost certainly surpassed The CW's measley 1.14m viewers / 0.4 A18-49 and just might have surpassed mothership FOX's skinny 2.58m viewers / 0.8 A18-49 last night too.

Is this the first time that an episode of HIMYM outrated an episode of BBT when both were of the same flavor (both new or both rerun)?

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Originally posted by Obveeus:
Is this the first time that an episode of HIMYM outrated an episode of BBT when both were of the same flavor (both new or both rerun)?

Paradoxically, though How I Met Your Mother got more viewers, The Big Bang Theory got 20% more A18-49.

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Originally posted by Obveeus:
Is this the first time that an episode of HIMYM outrated an episode of BBT when both were of the same flavor (both new or both rerun)?

The first itme since about week 3 of the season. After that BBT was usually larger when of the "Same Flavor"

Nice to see the explosion in viewers for CSI: Miami at the half hour.

Let's face it.

Christmas Eve is one of the lowest-viewership nights of the year for prime-time television, whether broadcast or cable.

People are going to Church services, or coming home after last-minute shopping, or having family/friends over, or traveling for such get-togethers.

As for me, I went to a Christmas Eve service with my new girlfriend (we've been dating since July 4th) in the late-afternoon, went back to her place where we fixed dinner and then watched "It's A Wonderful Life".

Until I watched it this Christmas Eve, I may have been in fact the only American over the age of three who hadn't seen that movie at least once from beginning-to-end.

Must agree with you Joseph.

As much as I watch TV, I watched very little the past couple of days. What little was watched was DVRed Christmas Specials or Classic Christmas Movies (A Christmas Story).

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Until I watched it this Christmas Eve, I may have been in fact the only American over the age of three who hadn't seen that movie at least once from beginning-to-end.

I still haven't seen it all the way through. I suspect I'm not alone, either.

And I'm not necessarily averse to old movies. I've been watching a decent amount of TCM over the past several weeks since I got a DVR. (The best films included "The 400 Blows" and an obscure, dark late-'50s drama called "A Face in the Crowd" with Andy Griffith, with is partly about the early days of TV. Fascinating stuff.)

The 400 Blows is a fantastic movie.

I haven't seen It's a Wonderful Life, either, but I guess it's not "required viewing" for us Jews...

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Originally posted by Ike:

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Until I watched it this Christmas Eve, I may have been in fact the only American over the age of three who hadn't seen that movie at least once from beginning-to-end.

I still haven't seen it all the way through. I suspect I'm not alone, either.

And I'm not necessarily averse to old movies. I've been watching a decent amount of TCM over the past several weeks since I got a DVR. (The best films included "The 400 Blows" and an obscure, dark late-'50s drama called "A Face in the Crowd" with Andy Griffith, with is partly about the early days of TV. Fascinating stuff.)

Don't worry. I celebrate the birth of Christ and have yet to view Its a Wonderful Life either. 20 minutes one Thanksgiving afternoon was enough. Bring on the football! I will however watch the likes of the 10 Commandments, a Christmas Story, among other holiday favorites.

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Originally posted by TravisYanan:
The 400 Blows is a fantastic movie.

I haven't seen It's a Wonderful Life, either, but I guess it's not "required viewing" for us Jews...

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Originally posted by Ike:

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Until I watched it this Christmas Eve, I may have been in fact the only American over the age of three who hadn't seen that movie at least once from beginning-to-end.

I still haven't seen it all the way through. I suspect I'm not alone, either.

And I'm not necessarily averse to old movies. I've been watching a decent amount of TCM over the past several weeks since I got a DVR. (The best films included "The 400 Blows" and an obscure, dark late-'50s drama called "A Face in the Crowd" with Andy Griffith, with is partly about the early days of TV. Fascinating stuff.)